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Newer cars without cd players-what now?

Since I'm considering buying a new SUV in the near future, I'm learning real fast that cd players are no longer available. Since I'm not computer savvy on transferring cd's to MP3 to USB thumb drives, I thought I might solicit some help from you "experts". I saw an article on Google on how to do this and the suggestion was to purchase a Teac CD-P650 cd player that could do this in one easy step, but I need some answers on what to do. I downloaded the manual, but it doesn't address my questions. When you have transferred the first cd to USB, do you continue to keep on transferring cd's until the thumb drive is full? I'm assuming you can then access the various cd's through the infotainment center on the vehicle?

I'm an old "geezer" and still love my flip-phone and cd collection, so this new tech stuff is a bit bewildering to me. Any advice would be appreciated.

Alan (sid42)

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angelwars
14 posts
 
A head unit you can just download a load of music into? - no phones, usb sticks, DAP's or discs needed, it's all ready to go on board - does this exist?
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uberwaltz
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angelwars
According to Mapman the answer is yes, sort of
He said the Acura tlx rips a cd to its internal hard drive and then that is it, no need to use the actual cd again.
Technology is running amok!
jmwick
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Alan,
I don't know what your budget is for the SUV, but I purchased a 2016 Lexus RX 350 for my significant other and it has a cd player, which is standard equipment.
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mapman
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The built in hard disk drive (HDD) is part of the Acura TLX technology package, not a base level feature, I am pretty certain.

It supposedly tags with album information and art when ripped to, much like ripping a CD to disk storage at home.

Album art is displayed as background on the dash display when played from Apple Carplay as well.

I’ll try the HDD soon and see how well it works and report back.


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